점멸형속도제한표지가어린이보호구역에서의
차량속도에미치는효과분석
서영현1・ 홍경식2・ 고승영3・ 윤상원4*
1
서울대학교 건설환경공학부 석박사통합과정,
2도로교통공단 교통과학연구원 교통공학연구처 책임연구원,
3
서울대학교 건설환경공학부 교수,
4서울대학교 건설환경종합연구소 선임연구원
Effectiveness of Flashing Speed Limit Sign on the Driving Speed in School Zones
SEO, Young-Hyun
1・ HONG, Kyung Sik
2・ KHO, Seung-Young
3・ YOON, Sangwon
4*1
The Ph.D. Program, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
2
Manager Researcher, Traffic Science Institute, Korea Road Traffic Authority, Wonju 26366, Korea
3
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
4
Senior Researcher, Institute of Construction and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
*Corresponding author: [email protected]
Abstract
This study evaluates the effectiveness of a flashing speed limit sign that can provide different speed limits by time period for improving traffic safety in school zones which are located on arterial roads. To achieve this goal, we analyze and compare the speeds of vehicles in two school zones with crossing operated by the speed limit of 60km/h based on three cases, i.e., 1) before installation of the equipment, 2) equipment installed but not flashing and 3) equipment flashing. To analyze vehicle speed changes approaching the point where the signs were installed, observations are performed using the universal medium range radar (UMRR) system which can collect trajectories and speeds of detected vehicles. The effect of flashing speed limit signs is different depending on the geometry of the road and the surrounding traffic environment. In particular, flashing speed limit signs are found to be more effective when the driver is in an environment to recognize the signs well because the vehicle is relatively difficult to drive at high speeds. In addition, in the school zone on arterial roads, the vehicle is shown to be driving above the adjusted speed limit, indicating that additional strategies are needed to control it. This study contributes to the evaluation of the effectiveness of the flashing speed limit signs that have not yet been introduced in Korea and to the elicitation of the implications that can be referenced in the further construction of the signs.
Keywords: flashing speed limit sign, school zone, universal medium range radar, vehicle speed trajectories
초록
본 연구는 간선도로에 위치한 어린이 보호구역의 교통안전 향상을 위해 시간대별 다양한 제
ARTICLE HISTORY
Received: 26 February 2019 Revised: 11 April 2019 Accepted: 30 June 2019
Copyright Ⓒ
Korean Society of Transportation
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J. Korean Soc. Transp.
Vol.37, No.3, pp.254-265, June 2019 https://doi.org/10.7470/jkst.2019.37.3.254 pISSN : 1229-1366
eISSN : 2234-4217